Candidate Forums in Michigan
Attending and hosting candidate forums are effective and permissible ways for nonprofits to get to know the candidates in their area. Candidate forums provide you with a great opportunity to ask important questions about the issues facing your nonprofit and your community. Check out the list of candidate forums below and plan to attend one in your area! If a forum has not been scheduled in your area, consider coordinating one yourself (download A Nonprofit's Guide to Hosting A Candidate Forum).
Keep in mind that this list is self-reported and not comprehensive. Individuals planning to attend any forum listed here are advised to confirm the details of the event with the coordinating organization. You may request the addition of candidate forums to this list by contacting Tiffany Aurora at
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or 517-492-2400.
We encourage you to attend candidate forums to learn about the candidates and to educate them on the nonprofit community. Questions that you may consider asking include:
- How will you work to strengthen the Michigan nonprofit community?
- How will you address the state structural deficit?
- How will you partner with nonprofits to help meet critical needs?
Scheduled Candidate Forums
101st House District & Manistee County Candidates Forum
October 9, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Manistee High School Auditorium
550 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan
Coordinated by: League of Women Voters Manistee County
Upper Peninsula Candidate Forum
October 16, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library
217 N. Front Street, Marquette, Michigan
Coordinated by: Upper Peninsula Children's Coalition
78th House District General Election Candidate Forum
October 23, 2008, time TBA
Location: TBA
Coordinated by: League of Women Voters of Berrien and Cass Counties
Recorded Candidate Forums
Acme Township Candidate Forum
Re-Broadcast on August 4, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on TV-2
Coordinated by: League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area
Garfield Township Candidate Forum
Re-Broadcast on August 4, 2008 from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. on TV-2
Coordinated by: League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area
Oakland County Circuit Court Judicial Candidate Forum
Forum hosted on June 24, 2008
Coordinated by: Oakland County Bar Association, League of Women Voters Oakland Area, Detroit Free Press.
Oakland County Probate Court Judicial Candidate Forum
Forum hosted on June 25, 2008
Coordinated by: Oakland County Bar Association, League of Women Voters Oakland Area, Detroit Free Press.
45A District Court Judicial Candidate Forum
Forum hosted on June 10, 2008
Coordinated by: Oakland County Bar Association, League of Women Voters Oakland Area, Detroit Free Press.
46th District Court Judicial Candidate Forum (partial term 2011)
Forum hosted on June 16, 2008
Coordinated by: Oakland County Bar Association, League of Women Voters Oakland Area, Detroit Free Press.
50th District Court Judicial Candidate Forum (partial term 2013)
Forum hosted on July 14, 2008
Coordinated by: Oakland County Bar Association, League of Women Voters Oakland Area, Detroit Free Press.
52/2 District Court Judicial Candidate Forum
Forum hosted on June 26, 2008
Coordinated by: Oakland County Bar Association, League of Women Voters Oakland Area, Detroit Free Press.
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